Santa Marta Estepona

... selling sea food and having bbqs on the beach. The weather is amazing cant believe that its still around the 25 degrees mark at this time of year.<br><br>We walked for a while and then worked our way back to the hotel where Ian went and lay by the pool for a little while reading his book while I had a little sleep. Its only a few days now until we come home and I am excited although I want to keep on travelling around. We got ready ...

... drive along the coast through Marbella and we even saw the rock of Gibralter as well. As we where travelling though you could not help but notice the strips of english bars and restaurants and we laughed about what we have got coming up. <br><br>We got the the centre of Torrimolinos and got a taxi to our hotel. Its ok the hotel is clean and we have a large kitchen and balcony not overlooking the pool but its ok ...

... the Kasbah, we headed for a ¨traditional moroccan lunch¨, which was fine, with couscous, meat on skewers, and some local musicians playing music. Then it was over to the Medina, where we got a tour of a carpet shop. I thought it was good for the pictures, but not much else, so instead of staying huddled with the group in the crowded shop we headed next door to find something we would actually buy. We ended up haggling over a euro or 2 for some cheap souvineres but in the end ...

... Real Andalucia), Marbella won´t spring to mind at all.......... Ronda for sure and maybe nowadays Malaga as well, as they have done up the City center!<br><br>In all the building boom over the last 15 years, the Quaint Old Town of Marbella has not been <br>touched at all and this beautiful authentic small Andalusian fishing village, called Marbella, still remains in tact!<br> <br>One can feel the new rush into the Old ...

... No words or pictures could fully capture the essence of this city, you just have to be there to fully experience its beauty. I then explored the city, going to places that are not commonly visited by tourists, I did some shopping, had a beer and tapas at a small restaurant and then walked through the park. Unfortunately, the day was cut short due to time restrictions and I did not have the chance to do everything I wanted to do but I will definitely be back.

... Benalauria. The restaurant was an old converted olive mill. It was very cool inside and had 3 levels and an outside terrace for dining. We started off outdoors, but the bee's were scaring us so we moved indoors and sat next to a woman who was in her late 70's holding court with her 3 friends. She spoke 7 languages and was really interesting to talk to. It was nice meal. Again, great salads! We headed back to town and decided to eat in and pack up our things ...

... 1:30pm. (We're definitely getting use to late lunches and late dinners). The restaurant was awesome! Mike enjoyed a leg of lamb which was by far his best meal yet. After lunch, Shae did one more jump and then we toured around the town. It has views from all sides. We headed out and drove to the lake which was also an amazing drive. On the way we found hiking trails so Mike decided it was a perfect place to go for a ...

... t realize they were friends with Lisette's family. Ahh, I guess I have to be on my best behavior...! Our flight was about 45mins delayed until take off, doesn't surprise me! It was an 8 hour flight, which wasn't too bad. May 10, 2008 We arrive in Madrid around 8 AM and when I walk through the airport, it reminded me of Bangkok's Airport. It was very similar with the set up ...

... is shockingly bad. Perhaps we have become too used to the third world idea that restaurants actually want you to pay for your meals. Perhaps 1st world businesses are sick of money by now, and just want you to sod off and keep your dirty notes. But who cares about service when you have such glorious beaches, such a delicious language and such effortless charm. But granted, I don't think I know the first thing about Spain. I haven't ventured far ...

... Dont't get me wrong, there's an old fortress to look around with the obligatory post-card shop at the entrance. But after that it's fairly much a funtional city that even requires the phrase book on occasions. Where was everyone?? Thousands of Brits fly into the airport every month. Was I missing something? I re-read the travel guide...there was a cathedral to see but surely that didn't account for all the missing tourists. There's really not much to ...